External Gas Bubble Disease

Skin bubbles or cysts can be an indication of several different ailments and can appear as gas filled vesicles or appear solid or cystic in nature. The clear, gas filled vesicles are usually diagnostic of External Gas Bubble Disease (EGBD). Cystic lesions filled with pus are called abscesses are usually due to Vibrio infections although other bacterial infections are possible. Lesions that tend to be more solid in nature include granulomatous diseases such as Norcardia and Mycobacteria. Granulomata of the skin have also been seen in parasitic infections caused by nematodes. Biopsy of solid lesions, such as these, is the best route for definitive diagnosis. Besides parasites, granulomatous disease usually does not respond to therapy and euthanasia with system sterilization is recommended. Glugea is also a fatal, contagious non-treatable disease that presents with solid lesions that are not granulomatous. It is also easily diagnosed in biopsy material. - information provided by Renee Coles-Hix

Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Gallery Administrator Size: 26 items

Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 124085	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84064	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85331	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 75734
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78661	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 78793	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 72929	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84810
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 84129	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85243	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85430	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85002
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85594	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85368	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85310	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83544
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87256	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87727	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 87384	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 94474
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 91566	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 89048	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 87792	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 85708
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 83641	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 106714

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease